Best Public Schools in Zip Code 57730

Summary:

The 57730 zip code area is home to three schools within the Custer School District 16-1, covering elementary, middle, and high school grade levels. Among these standout institutions, Custer High School - 01 and Custer Junior High - 05 emerge as the top-performing schools, earning 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger and outperforming district and state averages in key academic assessments.

Custer High School - 01 boasts a high 4-year graduation rate of 92.1% and a low dropout rate of 3.8%, ranking 26th out of 141 South Dakota high schools. Meanwhile, Custer Junior High - 05 maintains a low chronic absenteeism rate of 8.9% and exceeds district and state averages in 7th-grade Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics.

While Custer Elementary - 02 has a lower student-teacher ratio and higher spending per student, it also has a higher chronic absenteeism rate compared to the other schools. Overall, the Custer School District 16-1 is performing above the state average, with its high-performing high school and middle school leading the way in the 57730 zip code area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Custer Elementary - 02	Public	K-6	1415 Wildcat Ln	Custer	57730	Custer County	Custer School District 16-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 673-4483	293	26	11.2	24.2%	249 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)	63.2	67^th of 201 public elementary schools	66.7%		66.4	69^th of 204 public elementary schools	66.2%	2	51.3	76.9	48.8	57.5				58.3	69.2	79.5	32.6	55.3				58.3	32.6			$14,223	$1,510	$12,714
Custer High School - 01	Public	9-12	1645 Wildcat Ln	Custer	57730	Custer County	Custer School District 16-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 673-4473	262	20	12.8	16.0%	220 (84.0%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	77.5	26^th of 141 public high schools	81.6%		63.3	47^th of 138 public high schools	65.9%	21							73.0								44.4				66.7	$13,379	$1,048	$12,330
A.C.E. High Academy - 06	Public	9-12	527 Montgomery St	Custer	57730	Custer County	Custer School District 16-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 673-4473	19	1	19.0	15.8%	16 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.5%)								(n/a)								9.1
Custer Junior High - 05	Public	7-8	1645 Wildcat Ln	Custer	57730	Custer County	Custer School District 16-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 673-4473	103	7	13.8	18.4%	89 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	66.1	36^th of 147 public middle schools	75.5%		52	74^th of 150 public middle schools	50.7%	38					72.6	44.4		58.1					68.6	33.3		50.5		50.0		$12,152	$553	$11,599

Cities Near Zip Code 57730

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Custer	0.37 mi	4	24^th
Hill City	11.22 mi	3	61^st
Hermosa	20.6 mi	3	136^th
Dewey	21.41 mi	2
Hot Springs	23.87 mi	3	105^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Education.

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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 57730

Custer High School - 01

Custer Junior High - 05

Custer Elementary - 02

A.C.E. High Academy - 06

Cities Near Zip Code 57730